April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • 10 Things Your Child’s High School Teacher Wants You to Know

      Kids are back in school, and so are teachers and administrators.  As a retired teacher with 30 years of teaching under my belt, I thought I would share a few things.  Today I am talking to parents of high schoolers.     1.  I may have up to 180 students to keep up with.…

  • Canton Junkin’ Trip

    Visiting First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas is usually not an option for me during the summer months.  Any time the temperatures rise above 90, you can count me out for outside activities.  I don’t like to sweat, and the heat takes all the fun out of whatever I’m supposed to be doing.  I’m…

  • Crepe Myrtle Fireworks!

    I never paid much attention to crepe myrtle trees until this summer when I noticed that they resemble fireworks!     Especially the white ones!   So as I drove around Tyler one day I thought I would snap a few pictures.  I didn’t realize how many people and businesses have crepe myrtles planted.  …

  • Three Crazy Thrifters

    Our local Goodwill store is our go-to place for thrifting and junking these days.   Sometimes we crash their store–my mother, my two sisters, my niece, my daughter, and me.  This trip it was just baby sister, daughter, and me. But I’m afraid they may have mixed feelings about us being there. Left to right:  My…

  • I don’t like spiders and snakes. . .

    If you’re old enough to remember the 70’s, you might remember this song by country musician Jim Stafford (I had such a crush on him!): “I don’t like spiders and snakes, and that ain’t what it takes to love me. . .”     That song has been playing over and over in my head…